Patents by Inventor Norman W. Read

Norman W. Read has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4852654
    Abstract: A unitary assembly (10); is disclosed for isolating a leak in a side pocket mandrel (12) between the tubing annulus (16) about a tubing string (14) and the interior (20) of the tubing string. The unitary assembly includes an upper packer (22), and a lower packer (24) interconnected by a tailpipe (26). The upper packer (22) is preferably set by a wireline tool and the lower packer is preferably set hydraulically. This eliminates the need for a drilling or workover rig to be setup over the well when patching a leak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Buckner, Norman W. Read, Donald E. Ritchie
  • Patent number: 4749036
    Abstract: A dual bore well treating tool having a pressure operated valve therein that is useful in conjunction with a dual bore packer and with a dual bore on and off or connection tool. One of the bores through the on/off tool, the treating tool and the packer is utilized for producing oil and/or gas from the well bore, and a second bore is utilized for opening the valve and for simultaneously injecting a treating material into the fluid being produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman W. Read
  • Patent number: 4700782
    Abstract: An improved flow control valve for oil and gas wells and the like that includes a simplified valve actuating member that converts rotation of the tubing string into reciprocal motion of the valve actuating member and into a pivotal movement of the valve between open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman W. Read
  • Patent number: 4649995
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating an isolated zone of a well bore includes primary and secondary tubing strings extending from the surface of the well releasably connected to a packer that has been set therein. The primary tubing string extends through the packer whereby the well can be produced or chemical can be injected to treat the isolated zone. The secondary string is of substantially smaller size and is arranged so that it is isolated from the primary tubing string which extends through the releasable connection and through the packer whereby inhibitors, diluents, and the like can be injected in the zone to be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman W. Read
  • Patent number: 4508173
    Abstract: The valve includes a tubular housing member that is connected in a string of a tubing that extends into an oil or gas well. The upper end of the tubular housing member is rotatable and is connected through actuators to a valve member that is pivotally supported in the tubular housing member. Rotation of the upper end of the tubular housing causes the actuators to move linearly and in opposite directions simultaneously pivot the valve member between open and closed positions. Pressure responsive means bias the seat toward the valve to maintain a fluid tight seal regardless of the direction of differential in pressure existing across the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman W. Read
  • Patent number: 4387767
    Abstract: A well production apparatus for fluid production through a pair of downhole safety valves to both well tubing and the tubing annulus includes a packer with a dual bore head connected to the lower end of the tubing. Primary and secondary packer mandrels depending from connections with said head serve as conduits for directing production fluid to the safety valves with the secondary mandrel also serving as a conduit through which a power conductor extends for connecting with a motor beneath the packer. A set of hydraulically movable slips slidable between retracted and deployed positions are carried on the mandrels on opposite sides of a packing element and a setting cylinder secured to one of said packer mandrels defines a pressure chamber containing a setting piston which is movable from a retracted position to an extended position to compress said packing element and deploy said slips for anchoring said packer in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1983
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman W. Read
  • Patent number: 4134455
    Abstract: An oilwell tubing tester for the in-place pressure-testing of oilwell tubing strings for leaks, utilizes a flapper valve, a valve seat, a three-piece sealing mechanism, and a sliding J-mandrel located inside the tester housing in abutting relationship with the flapper valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1979
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman W. Read